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Three days until Christmas really means only one more day to get all of my work done. This year we have Christmas eve and Christmas eve, eve services. Yikes! Short blog today? Probably not. 😉

Last night, someone found by blog with the search words ‘why do people choose chaos’. I doubt they found the answer to that question here, as I choose to embrace it, but now I’m pondering the question.

First, what is chaos? Let’s take a look at the definition. It is defined as ‘a state of utter confusion or disorder; a total lack of organization or order.’ Synonyms: disarray, jumble, turmoil. Antonyms: order, peace, calm. Or in other words, my writing style? Well…

So do people chose chaos, or is chaos a result of human actions? Is it something that we’re born into, and on some level, will always have to react with accordingly? I believe life itself contains chaos, and from what I see, an abundant quantity of it. I do believe we can choose our own level of participation though. Now I’m not talking about a person just choosing to be disorganized and live in a messy house, I’m talking about cultural chaos. The chaos that results from masses of people coexisting on this planet, the development of our interactions and the outcome of our participation in society.

Cultural chaos is not only having too many choices, but the expectation that we are to participate in all of them on some level. Since this is the 25 days of Christmas blog, let’s look at Christmas chaos. Before I do that, I want to share a conversation I had yesterday with a couple of coworkers.

This little guy was sitting on the desk, inside a plastic bag, smiling at me. Of course I took him out to play with him, and I also got him a car to ride. Zoom, zoom! Peppermint wheels! I’m glad Sonic still believes in peppermint wheels. (see Jody’s List from 2 days ago for the reference)

As a few us us were talking, someone said, “It’s the Wal-Mart symbol.” I immediately argued that Wal-Mart cannot own the smiley face, as it’s a representation of happiness in the 70’s. Can anyone copyright a smiley? One person in the room asked, “Somebody designed it, don’t they own the rights to it?”

The answer is yes. Harvey Ball designed it and owns rights to it, and as you would expect, Wal-mart and their high priced attorneys tried to claim ownership. In 2008 they lost… or did they? Continue reading →